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Your Healthy Outlook Can Promote Resilience and Recovery in Older Adults

Relias

Older adults in healthcare settings and long-term care facilities are more likely to have a behavioral health disorder than those who live in the community, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. What are your beliefs about recovery for people with behavioral health conditions?

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SUPRs — Illinois’s State-Funded Program for First-Time Rehab Clients

Gateway Foundation

The Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR) division of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) provides funds for qualified treatment and recovery support centers. Thanks to SUPR grants, Illinois can expand and improve its substance use disorder treatment efforts.

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The Impact of Collective Trauma and How Behavioral Health Organizations Can Help

Relias

How collective trauma affects individuals Collective trauma deeply impacts individuals on psychological, emotional, and even physical levels. This loss can contribute to a sense of disorientation and alienation, hindering the community’s ability to navigate the recovery process effectively.

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How to Talk With Patients About Substance Use Disorder

Gateway Foundation

Use” for illicit drugs or ”drug misuse” for prescription medications instead of “abuse” “Being in recovery” instead of “clean” Using first-person language can go a long way in promoting empathy in the clinical space that can then extend beyond the medical environment. Transparency helps build trust and avoids surprises.

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The Truth About Why Your Brain Drives Your Behavior and Addiction

Pure Recovery California

The underlying problem in his brain’s prefrontal cortex was the primary reason Richard couldn’t get any real benefit from a recovery program. Common symptoms of traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and substance abuse include: Risk of migraines, seizures, balance issues, lack of coordination and memory functions.

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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

A nervous breakdown, also called mental breakdown, refers to the inability to perform functions of daily life due to intense psychological distress. Symptoms of a Nervous Breakdown Various physical, psychological, and behavioral symptoms are present when someone is dealing with a breakdown. That's the essence of " normal functioning."

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How to Create a Disaster Behavioral Health Plan

Relias

Disaster behavioral health and recovery. Provide Psychological First Aid. Much in the way traditional first aid is designed to relieve the patient of physical pain, Psychological First Aid (PFA) is a program that helps to begin the emotional healing process following a traumatic event.